Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Bilinda J. Opphile
Oct 20, 2006
Bilinda J. Opphile, 49, of New Philadelphia died Friday, October 20, 2006 at her home following a sudden illness. Born June 28, 1957 in Canton she was a daughter of James and Shirley Marsh Wise Sr. of Canton. She was employed at the Timken Co. in Canton for over 9 years in the Bearing Department. She was a member of...
Aden D. Miller
Oct 18, 2006
Aden D. Miller, 72, of Dover, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006, in his home, following an apparent heart attack. Born Aug. 10, 1934, in Charm, he was a son of the late David J. and Ada J. Miller Miller. Aden was a heavy equipment operator, having retired from the Belden Brick Co. For many years he was a vendor at...
Louis K. Bachie
Oct 15, 2006
Louis K. Bachie, 68, of Gnadenhutten, Ohio passed away Sunday, October 15, 2006 at 11am in the Country Club Retirement Center in Dover following a 3month illness. He was born in Barton, Ohio on April 21, 1938, a son of the late Kalman and Laura Kuhn Bachie. Louis was a 21 year veteran of the United States Army serving in...
Elden G. Fondriest
Oct 15, 2006
Elden G. Fondriest, 81, of Dover, Ohio died Sunday, October 15, 2006 in Union Hospital following a brief illness. Elden was a longtime real estate appraiser and dealer. He was also a retired Vice President and Loan officer for the Huntington Bank and former Reeves Banking and Trust Company in Dover. Born July 21, 1925 in Dover, he was the...
Jeffrey E. Swinderman
Oct 10, 2006
Jeffrey E. Swinderman, 58, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006, in his home following an apparent heart attack. Born May 30, 1948, in Dover, he was a son of the late Floyd and Francine Cotterman Swinderman. Jeff graduated from Dover High School in 1966, and went on to serve honorably in the United States Air Force. While in...
John B. Pyle
Oct 8, 2006
John B. Pyle, 89, of Pyle Rd. N.W., Dover, Ohio died Sunday, October 8, 2006 in Union Hospital following a brief illness. John was a self employed appliance repairman. Born June 22, 1917 in Somerdale, Ohio, he was the son of the late Ray and Susie Ludy Pyle. He was a U.S. Army Veteran during World War II and enjoyed...
Vearl W. Specht
Oct 4, 2006
Vearl W. Specht, 87, of Stone Creek, died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006, in Union Hospital, Dover. Born Jun. 28, 1919, in Dover, he was a son of the late William A. and Arba Kern Specht.. Vearl was a long-time dairy farmer, and also worked for the Goshen Dairy Co., New Philadelphia for twenty-five years before retiring. He was a hard-working,...
June Pritchard
Oct 2, 2006
June (Graber) Pritchard, 89, of Dover, Ohio died Monday in her home. June was a retired clerical employee for the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services. She had also previously been employed by the former Daily Reporter newspaper and Hurst Insurance Company in New Philadelphia. June was a 1935 graduate of Dover High School and attended Ohio State University where she...
Carl E. Metzger
Sep 29, 2006
Carl E. Metzger, 72, of Dover, died Friday, Sept. 29, 2006, in Union Hospital from complications of Alzheimer�(TM)s Disease. Born May 3, 1934, in Tuscarawas, Carl attended Tuscarawas High School, and then went on to serve honorably in the United States Army during the Korean War. Carl was an officer with the Sugarcreek Police Department, where he also served as...
Catherine Albaugh
Sep 29, 2006
Catherine “Katie” Albaugh 89, of Dover, Ohio died Friday, September 29, 2006 in Union Hospital. Born August 25, 1917 in New Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Lena Christner Ball. Katie was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Dover where she was involved in the Dr. Mary Bear Circle, J.C. Miller Class, Elderberries, New...
Orda I. Zaugg
Sep 21, 2006
Orda I. Zaugg, 89, of Dover, Ohio died Thursday, September 21, 2006 in Union Hospital at Dover following a long period of declining health. Born May 22, 1917 in Dundee, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Martha Miller Breniser. Orda was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse at Apple Creek State Hospital for many years. She was a...
Clifford D. Park
Sep 17, 2006
Clifford D. Park, 87, of Strasburg and formerly of Anderson, Missouri and Chesterton, Indiana died Sunday, September 17, 2006 at Aultman Hospital. Born September 4, 1919 in Lafayette, Indiana he was a son of the late Clyde and Ethel Mitchell Park. He retired from Linde Air Products in Indiana after 30 years of service. Clifford proudly served in the Army...
Mark G. Mitchell
Sep 17, 2006
Mark G. Mitchell, 53, of Mineral City, died Sunday, September 17, 2006 in Union Hospital. Born January 25, 1953 at Dover, he was the son of the late Paul & F. Ruth Gordon Mitchell. He was a 1971 graduate of Dover High School, and a proud member of the Marching Tornado Band. He went on to graduate from Kent State...
Donald Gene Richard
Sep 15, 2006
Donald Gene Richard, 85, of Dover, died Friday, September 15, 2006, in his home, following a long battle with cancer. Born Oct. 26, 1920, in Dover, he was a son of the late Fred Jr. and Opal Patton Richard. Gene graduated from Dover High School, and served honorably in the United States Navy during the Second World War and the...
Shirley A. Hostetler
Sep 14, 2006
Shirley A. Hostetler, 69, of Dover, Ohio died Thursday, September 14, 2006 in Union Hospital at Dover following an apparent heart attack. Shirley retired in 2004, as a Registered Nurse at Union Hospital where she worked for over 43 years. She spent 40 years in the Obstetrics Unit. She had previously been a nurse for the former Reeves Steel Company....
Mary K. Kohler
Sep 11, 2006
Mary K. Kohler, 63, of Uhrichsville died Monday, September 11, 2006 at Union Hospital. She had been employed as a Private Home Health Aide for many years. Born August 11, 1943 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Roy and Betty Fritz Francis. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren and also enjoyed cooking and baking. Mary is...
Roy O. Mitchell
Sep 11, 2006
Roy O. Mitchell, 79, of Dover died Monday, September 11, 2006 at Aultman Hospital. Born July 25, 1927 in Shenandoah, Virginia he was a son of the late Roy and Thelma Smith Mitchell. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Judy with whom he was married over 33 years when she passed away in 1984 after a...
Glen E. Mccarty
Sep 6, 2006
Glen E. McCarty, 72, of Dundee went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at Union Hospital. He retired from Republic Engineered Steel in Massillon after 42 years of service. Born December 22, 1933 in Pleasant City, Ohio he was a son of the late Nearess and Alma Bond McCarty. Glen was a member of the...
Mary L. Stocker
Sep 5, 2006
Mary L. Stocker, 85, of Dover, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006, while working in her flower garden, something she enjoyed doing. Born Dec. 13, 1920, in Dover, Mary was a daughter of the late John Sr. and Rosa Vezza Amistadi. She was a loving wife, sister and aunt. In addition to gardening, Mary liked feeding the birds and caring...
Betty E. Heid
Sep 4, 2006
Betty E. Heid, 78, of New Philadelphia died Monday, September 4, 2006 at Union Hospital. Born May 31, 1928 in Martins Ferry, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Albert and Lela Davis Swad. She was a member of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Uhrichsville and in her spare time she enjoyed playing cards and exercising. Betty was preceded...
